What People Say about Praise Academy

♪ Thank you for staying beyond your time to make sure we got the turn.  We appreciate you and Billy’s efforts and dedication to Hand Dance.  I really enjoy working with individuals who have a passion for what they are doing or teaching.   YOUR GREATNESS IS AWESOME !  - Kai

♪ I really enjoyed class.  You two are OH SO SMOOTH!   - Julia

♪ I have been talking non-stop about the fun I had in class.  It was harder than I expected. I really love Rickie and Billy’s personalities.  - Regina

♪ I admire the professionalism that you, Billy and the team display.  - Moneke

♪ I am so happy to be taking your class.  Thank you for your willingness to help me.  - Charmaine

♪ Okay now that’s a delightful and tasteful way of expressing dance with such elegance oooooooowwwwwwweeeeeee1!!  You two look so amazing gliding together.  - Sonya

♪ Each time I have asked something from you and Billy you both have come through.  It didn’t matter what it was – you were there.  I thank you so much for that.  - Mary

♪ I really enjoyed Sunday’s class.  I appreciate your friendly demeanor, frank and open comments regarding where we are and where we should be as a couple dancing, written information to support what we are learning in class, the talents and skills you bring to the whole experience, and the spirit of giving and sharing.  As someone who had no intention of joining class, I was truly impressed!  - Denise

♪ I simply loveeeeeeeeed my first time at Hand Dance class last Sunday.  Everyone was so nice to me.  - Gail

♪ We had so much fun, as usual.  I love and so look forward to that class.  - Jenista

♪ Thanks for having the class; you have no idea how much of a life saver it turns out to be. Keep up the great work.  - Robert

♪ I believe in you and Billy.  The both of you epitomize what instructing is about and your public persona is very positive.  Watching you and Billy dance is fascinating.  You have good chemistry with each other and it reflects in your dancing.  You look rich on the floor and your style has cross-cultural appeal. - JP

♪ You and Rickie and everyone in the class truly had an impact on us. . .you guys welcomed us with so much love and enthusiasm and we were so blessed by that!!  - Sheronne

♪ We are having SO much fun!! Learning to dance together with my husband is a dream come true for me. - Pamela

♪ You . . . are absolutely a blessing. Your work encompasses so many things. The teens are still talking about the experience. - Melissa

♪ Billy and Rickie are smooth like buuttaaahhhh. - Dr. Sunyatta Amen

♪ Coming to your class was a last resort for me! I had taken other dance classes and just couldn’t get it. The way you break it down makes it easy to understand. I know I’m in the right place and I’m so happy. - Skeeder

♪ You guys are so fantastic to watch. I wish my man and I were that romantic. - Anonymous

♪ It’s hard to find a class that’s as comfortable as yours. You can relax and be yourself; and the teachers are so nice. - Coleen

♪ A huge thank you to all our instructors – George, X, Russell, Billy and Rickie. I could not have asked for a better group of teachers. You guys are the best and I hope we make you proud! I love it. I know it sounds corny, but I can’t imagine my life without it (dance) at this point. - Lynette

♪ I never believed I could do it, but you proved I can. - Karen

♪ When the world sees you dance, they see two people moving as one; and the love and respect you have for each other comes through on the dance floor. You have something very, very special. - Mary

♪ I grew up watching my mom and dad Hand Dance and dancing with my dad as best I could without ever having the dance broken down like you have done. This is awesome!! - Alexis

♪ Thank you so very much for making my Grandmother's night special. To the late-comers that came in after the performance, she kept saying..."you missed the best part of the night...the dancers." She also kept saying that she would be the talk of the town at work after your performance. Rickie you were so beautiful and graceful and Billy you were so handsome and smooth. . . . My fiance was even impressed and finally said we could come to one of your classes (I have been trying to get him in a class for the past 6 months). So once again I thank you from the bottom of my heart. - T’Mia

♪ Billy is the Hand Dance Doctor and Rickie is the Queen of Hand Dance. - George

♪ I am so happy to be learning from all of you! Thank you all so much! - Genelle

♪ You and Billy have a different style. . .it’s subtle and sexy. . . - Beverly Lindsay-Johnson